The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-29
Party ORGANIZATION.

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
The rank and file of the army Of voters can
judge concrete politics better than abstract
theories. The essential ideas of our party are
now largely woven into the fabric of national
law The leaders and masses cannot afford
breach until education, elections, marriages,
other like subjects have been nationalized
like unto liberty and currency. Some of our
partys hopes have been realities, and the for
ward movement grows less active. The war
against the open foes of the Republic gave US I'M
ity and power. Harmony in the future must
come largely from the concrete tuition of our
party's daily conduct and precepts. The "spos-
men," 1.-The officials and the "boodlersn now
march to confederate music. That subtle mys-
terry of our history which keeps tho wrong party
in power is repeating itself. The common
mind must see confederate sophistry in the
bright light so clear that ''wayfaring man"
may discern the difference The fruits of the
confederate theory have been rebellion,
notification, secession, wildcat" cur.
rency. and a deficiency. The result of
Republican administration has given a restored
Union a perfect currency, national liberty
peace, prosperity and a surplus The confed-
crate notion that State is nation is absurd
in theory and vicious in practice State when
Judged as one of the national family is deaf, and
cannot be addressed. It is dumb and unable to
speak to other nations. 1t is idiotic, having
neither organs of offense nor defense. The
federates, however. in United States party rites
formally assert that the deaf hear, the dumb
speak. and the utterly impotent become mighty.
Each State is treated a sovereign voting
unit Should Republican national convention
speak and act it would concretely admit the
confederate doctrine Yet in precept we teach
that no State took a single step toward
nationality, in Judged by party
principles 1t is absurd to speak of States voting
in a national convention, districts in q State
convention, counties in district convention,
townships in a county convention, etc.
Let each of our conventions be composed OF
delegates who each know a separate constitu-
ency by name and vice versa, and the common
mind could see a ritualistic picture of sound
political doctrine. The soveerigns could advise
and inform delegate who could act pro bono
pu blico. The leaders and candidates would be
thus born "of the people, by the people, and for
the people" A free vote and fair count" by
majority would incorse committee and
ticket. New men would stand in the shoes Of
party hacks" and the ''wheelers" would move
''freely and without purchase" 1t is easy to
extend an invitation, and the young Republic
ans if invited, will regard the yoke easy
and the burden light"
Let US cast off all confederate toggery and
make every act explain party precept. Lot
the eye see, the hear. and the judgment
pronounce upon the distinction between Union
and confederate The argumentum ad homnem
ia enemy's chief weapon. It is party
given to man worship and personal calumny.
Let meet this by treating own brethren
as equals, and each individual confederate
an honor to his party. S. P. THOMPSON.
RENSS ELAER Dec 27.